India on Sunday 8-4-2012 reacted positively to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari’s fresh bid for normalization of ties, but made it clear that Pakistan would have to take substantive steps on terrorism for peace among the nuclear armed neighbors. In a closed-door meeting, PM Manmohan Singh made it clear to Zardari that Pakistan would be tested by its actions against the Mumbai attacks perpetrators. He specifically referred to leT Chief Hafiz Saeed, making it clear that India had not changed the bottom-line so far as its demand for concrete action against terrorism was concerned. Pakistan terrorist’s activities against India are going on from the period of Jinnah with an intention to capture Jammu-Kashmir. During 26-3-2003 Wednesday of involvement in the massacre of 24 Hindus in Held Kashmir and vowed to use strength, determination and resolve in dealing with Islamabad. Suspected militants shot dead 24 Hindus, including 11 women and two children, in the village of Nadi Marg in Held Kashmir. Mumbai witnessed worst of the terrorist attacks. 26/11/ 2008 will always be remembered for the wrong reasons. This was an operation planned meticulously by a group of jeans tee shirt wearing terrorists numbering nearly 10. It seems they high-jacked a Gujarat registered fishing vessel on the high seas, sailed near Sassoon docks and reached Gateway of India in dinghies. They were carrying heavy backpacks; and divided themselves into 5 teams and unleashed mayhem mainly at CST, G.T. Hospital, Metro Cinema, Hotel Taj, Hotel Trident and Nariman House. The blasts took place at these places and also at Colaba market, Cama Hospital, Nehru Road (Vile Parle), NB Road (Malad) and at Free Press Road.The attack left 126 people-98 civilians, 14 policemen and 14 foreigners dead and 327 injured. The Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad Chief Hemant Karkare, who was investigating Malegon blasts, was also killed in this episode of violence. The major deaths took place at CST station and in Hotels Taj and Trident. Despite this what did not find much coverage was the attack on CST, The Pakistan activists who were responsible for these attacks were not yet punished. If zardari wants to get real peace and happiness, he must at least now take fruitful efforts in stopping terrorist’s activities against India. The situation needs to be brought under control. Terrorism has to be rooted out. But surely terrorism is a symptom of a deeper disease, talking about the underlying reasons is not taken up seriously.

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